Burning Man. Anyone going? - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

ArthurS · 2004-09-02, 03:19 PM

I might go out there thsi weekend for a day. Anyone else going?

U53D · 2004-09-02, 03:23 PM

god i wish i was 18

ArthurS · 2004-09-02, 03:27 PM

Who have to be 18?

Who would check your ID anyway?

U53D · 2004-09-02, 03:28 PM

no no, i mean with my parents, they wont let me go around the block to school

MattR · 2004-09-02, 03:28 PM

You don;t need to be 18...No one checks ID's.
<------------ Not going for the first time in 5 years

My friends have been out there since Monday...they = Rule

sperry · 2004-09-02, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

My friends have been out there since Monday...they = High

Fixed that for ya.

totoned · 2004-09-03, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

My friends have been out there since Monday...they = Rule

I'm not out there.... Does that mean we aren't friends?

MattR · 2004-09-03, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by totoned

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Originally Posted by MattR

My friends have been out there since Monday...they = Rule

I'm not out there.... Does that mean we aren't friends?

Of course not fool...You need to go to the beach and light something on fire... Those bastards ended up with like 20+ people this year...Civ went out Saturday night! However, it got cold the last two nights, so you know the nights aren't the greatest, but they'll make due...

cody · 2006-08-27, 08:34 PM

Are there any good places to buy Burning Man gear locally (besides walmart, etc)?

MattR · 2006-08-27, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Are there any good places to buy Burning Man gear locally (besides walmart, etc)?

Twin City Surplus on 4th Street has tons of good stuff for cheap.

tysonK · 2006-08-27, 08:53 PM

Do they actually burn a man?

Bob Danger · 2006-08-27, 09:38 PM

Someone told me its like two hundred bucks for a ticket, is this true?

sp00ln · 2006-08-27, 10:24 PM

I think its like $280-$300 if you were to buy now.

Bob Danger · 2006-08-27, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sp00ln

I think its like $280-$300 if you were to buy now.

wow, I don't get it you pay that much to camp, in the desert? Or is there something else I'm missing?

left footed whooten · 2006-08-27, 11:05 PM

Some folks will pay alot to see bewbies and art. Between the admission and the necessary stockpile of food, water, basecamp items, and things for trade, it must round out to $5-600. I've known some folks who spend thousands.

sp00ln · 2006-08-27, 11:05 PM

Yeah, I dont know. I think it's stupid too... but I bet it's worth every penny.

I went one year and all we did is ride our motorcycles in... but that was years ago.

left footed whooten · 2006-08-27, 11:07 PM

Did you happen to see the 'drive-by shooting range' or a remote controlled lamp chasing around a driving sofa? That was about seven years ago.

cody · 2006-08-28, 01:53 AM

My ticket was $250 via craigslist two weeks ago but it says $200 on it. I wasn't planning on ever going again since it's so expensive, but a friend talked me into it sort of last minute. I don't think it will cost me more than $400 total plus I was given an old crappy RV that we're taking.

I wouldn't recommend Burning Man to those of you that don't appreciate tons of electronica and general shinanigans in the desert for a week. It would be easy to miss the point of Burning Man, and I'm sure many don't enjoy it at all. Personally I'm looking forward to it because I just got back from a backpacking trip and any hardships (RE: weather, bike issues, no running water, etc.) will be perfectly acceptable.

To be honest, Burning Man is simply another way to experience culture. In the same way spending 3 months in Europe on a tight budget allowed me to see the seperation of myself from my environment, Burning Man shows me that enviornment is often inconsequencial...human nature is ugly and beautiful, but out of all of the sites I experienced in Europe, nothing compares to the freak show that is Burning Man.

Besides, it's a really big fuckin party and people go all out.

Tomorrow one of my goals is to find a schedule with all of the DJ's that will be spinning. I haven't even bothered to read up on what's going on this year. All I know is that the theme this year is Hope and Fear.

Matt, Twin City Surplus looks like a cool store. I hope they have goggles.

Anybody know where to get giant oversized boxing gloves and/or glitter lotion?

Nick Koan · 2006-08-28, 07:24 AM

You can usually get glitter lotion from strippers. Just ask nicely.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-08-28, 07:29 AM

From what I've heard it sounds kind of like fun, but I think more scary. I mean a shitload of people being wasted/cracked out/blown/whatever in the middle of the desert sounds like anarchy.

cody · 2006-08-29, 12:12 AM

It's a community and is a heck of a lot less scary than downtown Reno. There are rules and potential penalties (like instant expulsion), but people tend to get along just fine. It's liberating just living with so many people and so much wackiness. There's a prevailing air of unity, friendliness, and downright sillyness all around...

JonnydaJibba · 2006-08-29, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

It's a community and is a heck of a lot less scary than downtown Reno. There are rules and potential penalties (like instant expulsion), but people tend to get along just fine. It's liberating just living with so many people and so much wackiness. There's a prevailing air of unity, friendliness, and downright sillyness all around...

I've always wondered... how do they keep order? Are there designated people who don't get drunk or do drugs to just to take care of trouble makers? I'd think with such high ticket prices people would behave tho.

sp00ln · 2006-08-29, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

I've always wondered... how do they keep order? Are there designated people who don't get drunk or do drugs to just to take care of trouble makers? I'd think with such high ticket prices people would behave tho.

Well, I'd hate to say it, but the people who go out there are mostley hippies, not g-units. People who spend $200+ know what they're buying their tickets for, and dont go to *represent*. And not all people who do drugs are out to start some shit. I also heard that people cant do drugs in public anymore, rather, they have to go into their tents.

sp00ln · 2006-08-29, 07:38 AM

Oh, and I believe police and ambulance units are out there.

JonnydaJibba · 2006-08-29, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sp00ln

Well, I'd hate to say it, but the people who go out there are mostley hippies, not g-units. People who spend $200+ know what they're buying their tickets for, and dont go to *represent*. And not all people who do drugs are out to start some shit. I also heard that people cant do drugs in public anymore, rather, they have to go into their tents.

I figured people wouldn't want to throw away 200+ bones just to fight somebody.

2004-09-02, 03:19 PM	#1
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Burning Man. Anyone going? I might go out there thsi weekend for a day. Anyone else going? __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-09-02, 03:23 PM	#2
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	god i wish i was 18 __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-02, 03:27 PM	#3
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Who have to be 18? Who would check your ID anyway? __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-09-02, 03:28 PM	#4
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	no no, i mean with my parents, they wont let me go around the block to school __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-02, 03:28 PM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	You don;t need to be 18...No one checks ID's. <------------ Not going for the first time in 5 years My friends have been out there since Monday...they = Rule __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2006-08-27, 08:34 PM	#9
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Are there any good places to buy Burning Man gear locally (besides walmart, etc)? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-08-27, 08:53 PM	#11
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Do they actually burn a man? __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2006-08-27, 09:38 PM	#12
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	Someone told me its like two hundred bucks for a ticket, is this true? __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2006-08-27, 10:24 PM	#13
sp00ln EJ205 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,196	I think its like $280-$300 if you were to buy now. __________________ Turbo is a decent with modification.

2006-08-27, 11:05 PM	#15
left footed whooten EJ251 Real Name: Dylan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Truckee Posts: 539 Car: 06 WRX wagon CGM Class: Stuck working weekends	Some folks will pay alot to see bewbies and art. Between the admission and the necessary stockpile of food, water, basecamp items, and things for trade, it must round out to $5-600. I've known some folks who spend thousands. __________________ I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log

2006-08-27, 11:07 PM	#17
left footed whooten EJ251 Real Name: Dylan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Truckee Posts: 539 Car: 06 WRX wagon CGM Class: Stuck working weekends	Did you happen to see the 'drive-by shooting range' or a remote controlled lamp chasing around a driving sofa? That was about seven years ago. __________________ I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log

2006-08-28, 01:53 AM	#18
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	My ticket was $250 via craigslist two weeks ago but it says $200 on it. I wasn't planning on ever going again since it's so expensive, but a friend talked me into it sort of last minute. I don't think it will cost me more than $400 total plus I was given an old crappy RV that we're taking. I wouldn't recommend Burning Man to those of you that don't appreciate tons of electronica and general shinanigans in the desert for a week. It would be easy to miss the point of Burning Man, and I'm sure many don't enjoy it at all. Personally I'm looking forward to it because I just got back from a backpacking trip and any hardships (RE: weather, bike issues, no running water, etc.) will be perfectly acceptable. To be honest, Burning Man is simply another way to experience culture. In the same way spending 3 months in Europe on a tight budget allowed me to see the seperation of myself from my environment, Burning Man shows me that enviornment is often inconsequencial...human nature is ugly and beautiful, but out of all of the sites I experienced in Europe, nothing compares to the freak show that is Burning Man. Besides, it's a really big fuckin party and people go all out. Tomorrow one of my goals is to find a schedule with all of the DJ's that will be spinning. I haven't even bothered to read up on what's going on this year. All I know is that the theme this year is Hope and Fear. Matt, Twin City Surplus looks like a cool store. I hope they have goggles. Anybody know where to get giant oversized boxing gloves and/or glitter lotion? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-08-28, 07:24 AM	#19
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	You can usually get glitter lotion from strippers. Just ask nicely. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-08-28, 07:29 AM	#20
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	From what I've heard it sounds kind of like fun, but I think more scary. I mean a shitload of people being wasted/cracked out/blown/whatever in the middle of the desert sounds like anarchy. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-08-29, 12:12 AM	#21
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	It's a community and is a heck of a lot less scary than downtown Reno. There are rules and potential penalties (like instant expulsion), but people tend to get along just fine. It's liberating just living with so many people and so much wackiness. There's a prevailing air of unity, friendliness, and downright sillyness all around... __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-08-29, 07:38 AM	#24
sp00ln EJ205 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,196	Oh, and I believe police and ambulance units are out there. __________________ Turbo is a decent with modification.

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